@ 70 ##2 for females . the per capita income for the city was $ 15 @ , @ 255 . about 24 @ . @ 6 % of families and 28 @ . @ 6 % of the population were below the poverty line , including 40 @ . @ 8 % of those under age 18 and 22 @ . @ 0 % of those age 65 or over . the population of meridian and its surrounds is fairly ob ##ser ##vant , with 65 @ . @ 2 % of lauderdale county identifying as affiliated with some type of religious congregation , compared with the national average of 50 @ . @ 2 % . of the affiliated in 2000 , 30 @ , @
@ 702 for females. the per capita income for the city was $ 15 @, @ 255. about 24 @. @ 6 % of families and 28 @. @ 6 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 40 @. @ 8 % of those under age 18 and 22 @. @ 0 % of those age 65 or over. the population of meridian and its surrounds is fairly observant, with 65 @. @ 2 % of lauderdale county identifying as affiliated with some type of religious congregation, compared with the national average of 50 @. @ 2 %. of the affiliated in 2000, 30 @, @